Palia Porta - Maison d'hôtes in Rethymnon

Where to go?

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Rethymnon is an ideal location as a base to explore the island. A rental car is part of the package, so you can go anywhere you want. We can provide you with some nice itineraries for excursions.

For some excursions like the Samaria Gorge or the Imbros Gorge it is recommended that you use an organised tour. There are several offices that provide this service and we can help you to find the right one.

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Sites not to be missed:

Rethymnon town:

-         The harbour

-         The Fortezza

-         The Loggia

-         The Rimondi fountain

-         The folklore museum

-         The Minaret

-         The city park

The Thursday and Saturday markets

-         Thursday, near the municipal park

-         Saturday, near the bus station

-         More information about Rethymnon can be found at www.rethymnon.biz

For those of you who want to discover a different Crete, away from mass tourism, "AMALTEIA" organises culinary discovery excursions, cooking workshops and dance and eco-spirituality sessions. We recommend you take a look at creta-amaltheia.blogspot.com

Knossos, the Minoan palace

Heraklion, the capital with the archaeological museum

Chania, the former capital:

-         The harbour

-         The old town

-         The leather market

-         The market place.

Lake Kournas - you can easily combine this with a visit to Argyrouplis, with its waterfalls and trout farm. In ancient times the village was known as Lappa and was an important city-state in Roman times.

Horse riding in Georgoupolis (20min by car from Rethymnon)

Plakias – Spili – Agia Galini en Matala.

Preveli, the monastery and the beach

Phaistos and Agia Triada

Santorini

Somatas (Armeni), the Late Minoan Cemetary

Elafonissi

Elounda, where they filmed parts of "Who pays the ferryman?"

Spinalonga Island